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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Faith In Community Aiders |
| Street 1: | 48 Lanark Road |
| Street 2: | Avondale |
| City: | Harare |
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| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Phone: | +263773154152 |
| Organization Email: | director@ficazim.org |
| Web Site: | http://ficazim.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| 1. FICA Mission: "To empower vulnerable children, youth and women in accessing relevant education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes through promotion of sustainable communities that participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children, women and youth." Main Focus of FICA Work: Priority area 1: Access to health services Priority area 2: Young people’s sexual and reproductive health rights Priority area 3: Community capacity building on livelihoods and food security promotion Priority area 4: Community led advocacy 2. Interest in Tuberculosis: FICA continues to work with People Living with HIV/AIDS. Due to the possibility of TB/HIV Coinfection, FICA always encourages HIV positive beneficiaries to also go through TB tests in order to reduced TB related deaths. 3. TB Control FICA is already working with local health centers in terms of provision of referral services, treatment and care. The organization continues to conduct awareness and capacity building initiatives, encouraging People Living with HIV/AIDS under ART to also test for TB. Treatment and Care activities are also made possible through FICA's network of community based caregivers who ensure that beneficiaries adhere to their treatment schedules. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Delivery of health services and care Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Other partners |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | Zimbabwe AIDS Network |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Technical assistance and advice |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Working with government health centers and participating in activities coordinated by the National AIDS Council as an example always aligns FICA's work to the national TB control plan. The organization does not conduct any TB related activities without working in collaboration with departments and institutions under the Ministry of Health and Child Care. As a result, the work that is done by FICA is always aligned to the national development agenda. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Zimbabwe |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Zimbabwe |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB Care Delivery: • FICA is already working with local health centers in terms of provision of referral services, treatment and care. The organization continues to conduct awareness and capacity building initiatives, encouraging People Living with HIV/AIDS under ART to also test for TB. Treatment and Care activities are also made possible through FICA's network of community based caregivers who ensure that beneficiaries adhere to their treatment schedules TB-HIV: FICA continues to work with People Living with HIV/AIDS. Due to the possibility of TB/HIV Coinfection, FICA always encourages HIV positive beneficiaries to also go through TB tests in order to reduced TB related deaths |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | June 30, 2017 |
| Last updated: | February 14, 2020 |